Napoleon's secret coded Kremlin letter on sale

Napoleon's secret coded Kremlin letter on sale

Napoleon's secret coded Kremlin letter on sale

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 11:03 PM PST

In this photo taken Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, a letter dictated and signed by Napoleon in secret code that declares his intentions "to blow up the Kremlin" during his ill-fated Russian campaign is displayed for the media in Fontainebleau, outside Paris. The rare letter, written in unusually emotive language, sees Napoleon complain of harsh conditions and the shortcomings of his grand army. The letter goes on auction Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)The single line of Napoleon's secret code told Paris of his desperate, last order against the Russians: "At three o'clock in the morning, on the 22nd I am going to blow up the Kremlin."

Shoppers' habits not changed by garment plant fire

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 09:21 PM PST

Before purchasing a shirt, shoppers will run their hands over the fabric, look at the price tag and wonder how it will hold up in the washing machine. Some might even ask if it makes them look fat.


Suu Kyi decries crackdown that injured protesters

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 09:49 PM PST

A Buddhist monk who suffered burn injuries when security forces cracked down protesters lies in a hospital bed in Monywa, northwestern Myanmar, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012. Security forces cracked down on protesters occupying a copper mine early Thursday, using water cannons and other devices to break up the rally hours before opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was expected. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has publicly criticized the forcible crackdown on protesters at a mine in northwestern Myanmar, saying the public needs an explanation of the violence that injured dozens, including Buddhist monks.

Kuwait election boycott shifts drama to streets

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 09:57 PM PST

The drama of Kuwait's parliamentary elections has nothing to do with the ballot count. It's what may come afterward that has the country on edge as a broad coalition of conservative Islamists, liberal reformers and others vow to boycott Saturday's vote.


Afghanistan wants Pakistan to free more Taliban

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 09:39 PM PST

Afghanistan wants Pakistan to free more Taliban detainees to help coax the group into negotiations to end the 11-year-old war.


Egypt Islamists hurriedly approve new constitution

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 08:55 PM PST

Azza el-Gharf of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party, second left, speaks with other members of the assembly during the vote on a final draft of a new Egyptian constitution in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012. The assembly, overwhelmingly made up of allies of President Mohammed Morsi, abruptly moved up the vote which hadn't been expected to take place for another two months in order to pass the draft before Egypt's Supreme Constitution Court rules on Sunday on whether to dissolve the panel. (AP Photo/Mohammed Asad)Islamists approved a draft constitution for Egypt early Friday without the participation of liberal and Christian members, seeking to pre-empt a court ruling that could dissolve their panel with a rushed, marathon vote that further inflames the clash between the opposition and President Mohammed Morsi.

US Senate votes for faster Afghan withdrawal

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 08:56 PM PST

Overwhelming majority of Senate in favour of accelerated withdrawal, while Pentagon stresses need for post-2014 mission.


NKorea preps rocket launch that would irk China

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 07:03 PM PST

This Monday Nov. 26, 2012 satellite image provided by DigitalGlobe and annotated by 38 North, the website of the U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, shows the Sohae Satellite Launch Station in Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, North Korea. According to analysis done for 38 North, North Korea has moved two sections of a long-range rocket at the site in preparation for a launch that would alarm both its adversaries and lone ally China. SAIS says recent activity at the Sohae site suggests it could be ready to blast-off a three-stage rocket by the end of the first week in December. (AP Photo/DigitalGlobe via 38 North)Satellite photos indicate North Korea has moved two sections of a long-range rocket in preparation for a launch that would alarm both its adversaries and lone ally China.

Mexico's President Calderon fell short of goals

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 06:45 PM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2011 file photo, Mexico's President Felipe Calderon holds a news conference at Los Pinos presidential residence in Mexico City. When Calderon came to power six years ago, he set goals to alleviate poverty, create jobs and increase public safety. As he winds up his term on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2102, Calderon leaves Mexico with fiscal stability that saved the country from collapse during the world's economic crisis, but with far greater violence, very little change in poverty levels and anemic job growth. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)When he came to power six years ago, President Felipe Calderon set goals to alleviate poverty, create jobs and increase public safety.

U.S. gives Iran until March to cooperate with IAEA

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 06:23 PM PST

VIENNA (Reuters) - The United States set a March deadline on Thursday for Iran to start cooperating in substance with a U.N. nuclear agency investigation, warning Tehran the issue may otherwise be referred to the U.N. Security Council.

U.N. chief appeals for countries to take Iran dissidents

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 06:18 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon appealed on Thursday for countries to consider resettling several thousand Iranian dissidents living in Iraq who were recently moved to a former U.S. military base in Baghdad from a camp where they lived for decades.

U.S. gives Iran until March to cooperate with IAEA

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 06:23 PM PST

Iran's President Ahmadinejad speaks during a ceremony at the Natanz nuclear enrichment facilityVIENNA (Reuters) - The United States set a March deadline on Thursday for Iran to start cooperating in substance with a U.N. nuclear agency investigation, warning Tehran the issue may otherwise be referred to the U.N. Security Council. The comments by U.S. diplomat Robert Wood to the board of the International Atomic Energy Agency signaled Washington's growing frustration at a lack of progress in the IAEA's inquiry into possible military dimensions to Tehran's nuclear program. Iran - which was first reported to the U.N. ...

Analysis: The next stop for Palestinians could be global courts

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 05:51 PM PST

(Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly's overwhelming vote to recognize Palestine as a non-member state offers little prospect for greater clout in world politics but it could make a difference in the international courts.

Analysis: The next stop for Palestinians could be global courts

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 05:44 PM PST

People wave Palestinian flags during a rally in Nablus(Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly's overwhelming vote to recognize Palestine as a non-member state offers little prospect for greater clout in world politics but it could make a difference in the international courts. The formal recognition of statehood, even without full U.N. membership, could be enough for the Palestinians to achieve membership at the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC), where member states have the power to refer for investigation alleged war crimes or crimes against humanity. With its upgraded status at the U.N. ...

Palestinians win de facto U.N. recognition of sovereign state

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 08:29 PM PST

A Palestinian boy in traditional clothes waves a Palestinain flag during a rally in the West Bank city of RamallahUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The 193-nation U.N. General Assembly on Thursday overwhelmingly approved the de facto recognition of the sovereign state of Palestine after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on the world body to issue its long overdue "birth certificate." The U.N. victory for the Palestinians was a diplomatic setback for the United States and Israel, which were joined by only a handful of countries in voting against the move to upgrade the Palestinian Authority's observer status at the United Nations to "non-member state" from "entity," like the Vatican. ...

Syria’s Internet shutdown leaves information void, may signal escalating war

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 05:34 PM PST

Syria's civil war went off­line Thursday as millions of people tracking the conflict over YouTube, Facebook and other high-tech services found themselves struggling against an unnerving national shutdown of the Internet.

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Intense combat forces closure of Damascus airport

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 05:20 PM PST

Some of the heaviest fighting since the Syrian uprising began last year forced the closure of Damascus's international airport Thursday as communications throughout the country went dark after the government apparently shut down Internet access.

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Colombia says no to U.N. ruling until rights are defended

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 05:10 PM PST

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia will not apply a U.N. court ruling that shifts some of its resource-rich waters to Nicaragua until the Andean nation is sure that "the rights of Colombians are well defended," President Juan Manuel Santos said on Thursday.

Colombia, FARC wrap up first round of peace talks

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 04:58 PM PST

Colombia's lead government negotiator Humberto de la Calle announces the end of the first round of talks with FARC rebel group, in HavanaHAVANA (Reuters) - Colombia's Marxist-led FARC rebels said their peace talks with the government were going well, but the lead negotiator for President Juan Manuel Santos was more reserved as the two sides finished the first round of meetings aimed at ending their protracted conflict. In separate sessions with the press, neither side spoke of breakthroughs in the talks, but nor was there any sign they had hit irresolvable obstacles as happened in previous peace attempts. They will reconvene in Havana on Wednesday. ...

Disputed articles in Egypt's draft constitution

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 05:23 PM PST

An Islamist-dominated panel is voting on Egypt's draft constitution, the country's first charter after the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak. The draft largely reflects the conservative vision of the Islamists, with articles that rights activists, liberals and Christians fear will lead to restrictions on the rights of women and minorities and civil liberties in general.


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